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46 Gallon Bowfront

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It's been a while since I posted since I had to get out of Saltwater for a while, but I've recently started to re-enter the world of salt. I'd been focusing on a few nanos, but was shopping at my favorite LFS, and they had a refurbished 36 gallon with a stand, lid, and fluval cannister filter marked down to 100, which I could not resist, so I purchase it and take it home to measure to discover it was actually a 46 gallon!

My eventual plans are to give it a reef octopus HOB skimmer I got on the back, a AI Sol Hydra LED light on it and maybe work out an algae scrubber, I'm still making my mind up on what corals I want, but I know I'll have several clams. I don't have it set up in photographable form yet, so instead, here's a pic of my nano 3 gallon

As your tank is 36 inches long, you might need two hydras to get even and good enough light throughout the tank to support your clams. The standard AI mounting rails designed to sit on the top of the tank might be better in that situation

If you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease."Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer than others." - Anthony CalfoFishless CycleCycling with FishMarine Aquarium Info [URL="http://saltwater.aquaticcommunity.com/"]

The light may reach a width of 36 inches (mostly due to the 80 degree angled lenses), but the par valve will drop a lot the closer you get to the 36 inch width. This will result in a drop in par values from ~300 directly under the unit to 50 or less near the outer edge of the 36 inch range (as stated on the AI website). This will give you a uneven light and likely some shadows as well. If you want several clam, you will need to place at least some of them near the edges of the tank were they will not get enough light from a single fixture centered on the tank

If you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease."Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer than others." - Anthony CalfoFishless CycleCycling with FishMarine Aquarium Info [URL="http://saltwater.aquaticcommunity.com/"]

20140401_181858.jpg The tank is set up and filled with all the two year old live rock from my 29. Right now I've got a heater and one Hydor in it, but I'm gonna look into getting a fairly powerful powerhead as well. Anyone have any thoughts on if wave makers would add anything?

It all depends in the type of setup you are going for. I personally really like wavemakers as it helps to prevent crud from settling in the corners and typical low flow areas which helps to keep your water parameters in line. The below link can help explain things a little better.

If you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease."Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer than others." - Anthony CalfoFishless CycleCycling with FishMarine Aquarium Info [URL="http://saltwater.aquaticcommunity.com/"]

I'm not too sure on what you are asking here. You can mix any different types of powerheads in your tank. The only thing that will not work is if you want to use a controller. For example, the controller for the tunze wave box can also control another tunze controllable powerhead, but that controller will not work for any other branch of powerhead

Does that answer your question ?

If you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease."Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer than others." - Anthony CalfoFishless CycleCycling with FishMarine Aquarium Info [URL="http://saltwater.aquaticcommunity.com/"]